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+1F GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVANTS WERE TO BECOME THE AUTHORITY'S STAFF, THERE SHOULD BE A GRADUAL SHIFT RATHER THAN A MAJOR TAKEOVER.+
SHE BELIEVED THAT ANY DRASTIC CHANGES WOULD BE UNNECESSARILY EXPENSIVE, DETRIMENTAL TO THE MEDICAL SERVICE AND CERTAINLY AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
AND IF THERE WERE TO BE AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY, SHE SAID, IT SHOULD BE A MEDICAL ONE AND SHOULD INTEGRATE BOTH HOSPITAL AND CLINIC SERVICES.
SHE CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO +SUPPLEMENT THIS REPORT WITH ONE ON CLINIC SERVICES, SO AS TO OFFER HONG KONG A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF OUR MEDICAL SERVICES AS A WHOLE.+
COMMENTING ON THE REPORT GENERALLY, DR IP SAID IT HAD SUCCEEDED IN ADMITTING AND PUTTING ON RECORD THE PROBLEMS HONG KONG FACED WITHIN THE MEDICAL SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, SHE ADDED: +IT IS TOO AMBITIOUS TO EXPECT THIS REPORT TO BE A CURE FOR ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS. IN FACT. THIS REPORT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN TO ADVISE US ON HOW TO RECTIFY OUR DEFICIENCIES.+
SHE SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT MADE IN THE REPORT WAS THE STRESS ON THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO HAVE VERY CLEAR HEALTH CARE OBJECTIVES AND A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.+
ON THIS POINT, SHE ECHOED THE HON HUI YIN-FAT'S REQUEST FOR FORMULATION OF A MEDICAL AND HEALTH POLICY.
BILL BANS UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF TRAVEL DOCUMENT
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A BILL PROPOSING TO BAN THE UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF A TRAVEL DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENTS ISSUED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRE SON, SAID THERE WAS AT PRESENT NO PROVISION UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITED THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF SUCH DOCUMENTS.
/+AS A RESULT,
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